The only way to break a bad habit was to replace it with a better habit.

I resist all established beliefs. My religion basically is to be immediate, to live in the now.

There's a tacit agreement today that the white male is the only legitimate target for any and all satire, criticism, and so forth. And we pretty much just accept it.

If you think you’re attractive, you’re always attractive.

The camera photographs what's there.

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.

If you're going to write, write one poem all your life, let nobody read it, and then burn it. This is very young thinking, I confess, but it is the seminal part of my life.